Rod

Hey folks – Jamie, it's your fan club up on Washington's Olympic Peninsula. We have enjoyed the podcasts as a family when making trips and such about the Peninsula. I really enjoy the life you bring to the historic details. Thanks for the great work and keep them coming. Rod

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I binge-listen to this podcast when I cannot sleep... eventually, my brain gets so overloaded with info, that I conk out! Love it!

Brodi Tallman

1/05/2018

Love this podcast so much I became a member!!

Shannon Forrest-Reeves

5/02/2017

Just started the podcast a few weeks ago. Excellent job!

Behzad J Larry

1/14/2017

While searching for a podcast to listen to that would give me more information on the Anglo-Saxons and help with the other stuff that was left out of The History of English Podcast and I stumbled onto this gem. Informative, fun, interesting and whatnot. I cannot recommend this highly enough. I've gone through 120 episodes in the last week.

Jacob Cain

5/06/2017

I've been on the journey with Jamie since Boudicca and I'm still fascinated with the podcast's witty and intensely account of British history. I never thought I'd be so interested in Anglo-Saxons, let alone the Heptarchy. But I'd never heard of Offa! And then Norsemen show up. (Cue "Immigrant Song.")

Tony Diaz

2/25/2018

Greatest Podcast in Existence.Addicting and very well presented.I LOVE this subject,considering my heritage and lineage.

Travis Moody

9/17/2017

Jamie's relaxed and irreverent style is too good to miss. The level and depth of his research is excellent. I've done a lot of study on my own of the Dark Ages and boy, does Jamie know his stuff, and then he goes to the next level.! I can't rate this show highly enough. I dare you to pick two or three episodes; listen; and I bet you get hooked.

Andy Mill

1/15/2017

I am such a fan of the fact that the views of the time period are used to give context to what happened. So often people try to understand history through a 21st century viewpoint and dont grasp how that completely alters how history is interpreted. Jaime does a great job not doing that.

Paul Van Dop

3/27/2017

Informative, engaging, and funny. By far my favorite podcast!

Heather Callaway

8/26/2017

This podcast is the very best part of my commute. Thanks for making my life great!

Stacey Walsh

1/12/2018

I've just gone self employed, as a blacksmith, and this podcast is just the thing to listen to as I work. I love how engaging he can be, a considerable improvement over my secondary school history!

Michael Andreas Firth Letschert

10/20/2017

Plenty of detail. Great conversational format. Personable host who is honest about his sources and is sure to always point out when information is spotty or unreliable (which is often the case during the periods before Rome through the early Anglo-Saxon era.) Two thumbs up. I decided to start at the beginning and am currently in the time of Penda. Can't wait to get caught up.

Douglas Mead

3/08/2017

I've listened to the entire show twice now and I'm working on my third listen. Awesome podcast. It's only one of two that I actually support financially. It's well worth it to keep Jamie in business.

Tyler Crosby

2/16/2018

Great detailed podcasts! Awesome story teller, I'm kept interested and great music choices to add to the story! :D

Sophie Morrison

3/07/2018

Every episode is a real pleasure to me. "Informative," to say the least.

Clifford Hick

2/04/2018

Great show, engaging and well researched. Shines a light on periods you either didn't know about, or only thought you did.

Jim Uttley

7/28/2017

Stories from the road less traveled presented with a good dose of humor. I love it.

Tina N Teegarden

2/02/2018

I’ve been listening for years (basically from the beginning) and find every episode just as interesting and intriguing as the last. Jamie does such a wonderful job of packing in so much detail and analysis (which I love as a detail orientated person) without it feeling too much...also it’s pretty funny and light hearted to! I finally signed up for a membership today and have been binging the members only content, which I can now say gives so much more context and detail. If you’re a history buff, I highly recommend this podcast �

Kacie Heath

1/18/2018

What a great podcast! Even though the Donald Trump references are making me sick to my stomach. I still have thoroughly enjoyed listening to this

Joel Sullivan

3/30/2017

Easily the most scholarly and historically nuanced podcast I've yet heard, while also hilarious.

Michael Raposa

7/28/2017

Great interpretive retelling of history from both a modern and historical perspective.

Gregory Becker

9/27/2017

Really enjoying this. A different way to learn about history.�

Andrew Gedrim

11/14/2017

A wealth of knowledge but presented in an engaging format. I stumbled upon this Podcast and have been thankful that I did. I have learned so much about the History of Britain, as well as, my family history! This is one of my favorite shows and I love to pick random shows and listen while I garden, cook, clean or drive. We are visiting England in September for the first time and I feel a great sense of pride for the country! Keep up the fantastic job!!!!

Kat Marsh

5/28/2017

Thoroughly researched, quite in the academic style but much more enjoyable. A jewel impossible to miss.

José Luis Fernández Blanco

12/21/2017

History is exciting enough by itself, but Jamie's intelligent and humorous presentation style make the stories of our past both real and entertaining.

Keziah Gibbons

8/19/2017

Getting into the weeds of British history, Jamie delves deep into original sources and secondary ones. In the end his history is truly a story- never boring, always well thought out and fascinating. History the way it should always be taught.

Georgia Urbano Raysman

11/21/2017

Love the podcast been listening to it for a couple of hrs now

Matt Candreva

5/05/2017

I love this way of learning history! It's like a conversation with a passionate friend. I'm only to episode 175, but I can't wait to get caught up!

Gabi Dyck

1/04/2017

More information than you can possibly cram into your head in one sitting. Like taking a sip of water from a fire hose. Wonderful details and history, I just wish I could absorb it in real time. Still, the personal interpretations of all the data involved makes the history all the more real. It's not just dates and names, but putting those dates and names and times and places and concurrent happenings altogether like a detective to figure out the story. In fact, Jamie's training as a lawyer is probably what makes him so good at this. Like any legal case, he has to research all the data pertinent to the case, piece it all together, and come up with a story that fits the known information. And that story needs to engage we, the jury, who will decide what we think based on the how the evidence is presented. I had a history teacher in 11th grade much like Jamie, and it was a favorite class of mine. (Tho she didn't talk as fast and as furious.)

Dave Ball

11/11/2017

One of my absolute favourite podcasts. Learning so much about the period that I did not know. Look forward to many more.

Keith A Robb

7/05/2017

I love this podcast! Unfortunately I cannot afford to be a member (ZAR do not stretch as far as US$) but I have listened to every single episode. I found it by accident last year and the gaps (read gaping great holes) in my knowledge of English history, which was not part of the curriculum of South African schools, has grown exponentially with each episode. I love the quirky factoids dropped here and there and the easy listening style of the podcast. The depth and breadth of the research is evident in each episode. Thank you so much for hours and hours of listening pleasure!

Tracey Wild

4/02/2017

The presenter is witty and well-spoken, and makes the material very accessible. It’s like listening to your favourite prof over a few pints in the grad students’ pub.

Kathy Thurber

1/26/2018

My daily dose of History ... brought to life by the passionate Jamie

Jodie Sinclair

4/19/2017

Just started this a couple weeks ago and just got on the Scotcast portion. Love it!

Jeff Sullivan

12/11/2017

Very entertaining and informative. I absolutely love his style of podcast. I listen daily

Wilcoxson David

2/10/2018

Incredible podcast! Very interesting and informative. Jamie does a great job of telling a story that anybody can listen to & enjoy!

C.J. McCoy

2/06/2018

Great podcast, massive detail and thorough research. So much work goes in I'm in awe. Also curious about what happened to the Decode the News podcast with Zee. It was great for a few episodes, very helpful in putting all that crazy stuff into context, then stopped without any explanation I can find.

Harry V Derci

5/23/2017

Engaging, funny, informative and Made in Oregon! Thank you from a fellow English and History nerd!

Kathy Massey Fish

1/09/2018

Seriously the best listen for British history. I just wish they came out quicker!!

Toby Barrett

7/28/2017

Awe inspiring, because the way he floats through the stories of Britain of such length and magnitude is commendable. I can only imagine the amount of hours and the level of dedication he puts into his work.And he has a great exciting form of narrative that engages you and makes you flip through books after you listened to his podcasts. And finally, a superb voice that is fun as opposed to the grim monotonous voice of other commentators out there.

Pipi Newmai

4/21/2017

I've listened to all 200+ episodes and then started from the beginning again. Can't get enough of the BHP.

Nathan Poteet

7/30/2017

I haven't been able to listen to anything else for the last 3 months as I try to catch up on 300 episodes and roughly 2,000 years!

Arron Hodder

3/01/2018

I've been listening for a little over three years now and I absolutely love the pace, though several people have said it is "slow". I prefer the word thorough. Beyond glimpses of history without any backstory or relevance, Jamie pieces it all together so you get a complete image of what was going on across the whole of the island and the continent, so that you can really get a sense of the significance of the ongoings. I cannot wait until we get to the Plantagenets and beyond, but I really am appreciating learning the history from the ground up.

Tiffany Christman

2/12/2018

This is the best podcast I've ever listened too. Still catching up. Only shortly past episode 100. Just took my first quiz. Plus! I'm also a Portlander, so i get all the references!

Craigliam Zimmerman

12/05/2017

Awesome. And getting better all the time! I'm finally up to current episodes having binge-listened all winter. Keep it going!

Mark Higgins

6/13/2017

Simply outstanding. The bhp re-set the bar from its first episode. It just does not, and can not get any better than this.

Nicholas Horton

2/02/2018

Loving, loving this! I am born and raised Portuguese but now live in Canada and I miss real history. The history of England is fascinating and the delivery and tone of the podcast is awesome. Thank you Jamie! As a proud Portuguese citizen, I’m waiting with baited breath when you get first to John of Gaunt(will be some time, I know) and next, much much later, to Charles II. In the meantime, I’ll continue to be fascinated by British history and this podcast.

Eneida Paulo

1/27/2018

Just recently came across this podcast and it is my new favourite! The level of detail is astounding without being overwhelming. Definitely recommend for anyone seeking to learn while being thoroughly entertained!

Katrina Helen

5/26/2017

An informative and academic, yet also fun, narrative that is always a joy to listen to!

Kevin Goldfarb

5/31/2017

The best thing about the BHP is the attention to social context. It's great to learn about history from the perspective of the little guy too, not just the dates, place names, and rulers.